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Official Scouting Report

01/17/2014 - Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament
Marco is a versatile player that can play in the middle infield and pitch. At shortstop, Marco has good pre-pitch movement, presents his glove, and takes good angles on grounders to read the hops. Sticking his nose into grounders will help him not stab at balls, which he does at times. Also, improving his body control on slow rollers and not being narrow with his feet should help defensive grades. At the plate, Marco stays inside the baseball with his quick hands, displaying a middle-of-the-field approach. Relaxing at the plate will help loosen his grip and stiff back elbow, improving hitting grades. On the mound Marco is a competitor, don't tell him he's 5'9 because he's coming after you as a hitter. He has excellent leg drive and attacks the zone. He also fields his position extremely well due in part to his infield abilities. His fastball ranges from 78-83 mph on a slight downward plane. His curveball displays 10-4 shape and induces a lot of grounders. Marco also shows great feel for his change-up that fades at the plate. Having some glove side pull on his fastball and engaging his hips in his motion should help increase pitching grades and velocity. Overall, Marco is an athletic two-way player that will impress coaches at the next level.

10/23/2013 - Under Armour SoCal Classic, powered by Baseball Factory's Team One
Marcos continues to shine on the diamond. This smooth fielding SS moves effortlessly in the middle-infield. He presents his glove out in front and fields the ball cleanly moving from right to left through the baseball. He has a clean exchange and strong arm, firing the ball across the diamond. Offensively, Marcos displays a simple/quiet approach and waits for his pitch. He delivers the barrel through a short/direct swing path and puts the ball in play consistently. At the event, he went 3 for 8 with a double and 2 singles. Rios is a lead-off type guy who will make an impact on the diamond.

07/15/2013 - College PREP - Trenton, NJ
Marco is a lean 2B that will graduate in 2015. Foot speed is well above average as indicated by his 7.05 60 time. He utilizes his quick, athletic feet well in his lateral movement, displaying range in the MIF. Feet are active as he plays through balls, displaying soft / sure hands. He shows off his athletic abilities on his feeds / turns of the double play. Throws are accurate, flashing carry as he gets rid of the baseball quickly. At the plate, Rios shows an athletic setup with rhythm. Hands are quick, flashing bat speed through a level swing path. He shows a feel for the barrel with the baseball jumping off the bat when centered. Power numbers will continue to improve as he learns to use his lower half more. With 2 years to further develop, Marco has a lot of potential and will catch the eyes of the collegiate coaches with his baseball abilities.

The chart below shows the levels of college baseball, along with the range of players with potential to be recruited at that level.

Division I

Class 1 – 4

Division II

Class 1 – 5

Division III

Class 1 – 8

NAIA

Class 1 – 6

JUCO

Class 1 – 8

Class Rating

Assigned to: "Rising Seniors". For the purposes of this scale, a player is designated a "Rising Senior" on January 1 of the year they will become a senior. Example: 2019 graduate becomes a "Rising Senior" 1/1/2018

Purposes:To show the level(s) at which the player has potential to be recruited, and show how the player rates against other "Rising Seniors".

Scale Numbers 1 – 10. Top = 1, Bottom = 10

This rating is based only on our evaluation of the baseball player. There are many other factors that influence the recruiting process, our scale does not account for them since they are specific to each individual school.

player academics (GPA, boards)

school recruiting budget, available money

school academic requirements

type of player(s) school likes and recruits

school recruiting needs

in state vs. out of state players

The Class Rating is not designed to express the scholarship potential of a player to a certain level or school, only the schools and coaches can determine that using the factors above along with their evaluation of the player.

The Class Rating is designed to help players identify the level(s) of college baseball at which they have potential to be recruited, and to help schools and coaches identify players that have potential to be recruits for them.

Tool Grade Scale

Our main goals with the BF "10-70" Scouting Scale are to provide the player with a realistic evaluation of his "present" abilities (tools), and to provide college coaches with information they can use to identify and/or compare potential recruits.

Tools are graded for all players and pitchers, regardless of age or graduation year, using the scale below. However, grades 10-18 are not available for use with High School players (ages 14-18), while grades 55-70 are not available for use with Pre High School players (ages 12-14). These instances are marked as "--- N/A ---" in the "Description" fields below.

Grade

Description Pre High School (Ages 12-14)

Description High School (Ages 15-18)

60 Yds (seconds)

30 Yds (seconds)

Home-1B LHH (seconds)

Home -1B RHH (seconds)

5-10-5Shuttle (seconds)

Broad Jump (inches)

Grip Strength (psi)

FB & Raw Velocity (mph)

Bat Exit Velocity (mph)

Catcher Release (seconds)

10

Poor

----- N/A -----

10.50 +

7.00 +

7.00 +

7.10 +

6.80 -

51.0 -

45 -

42 -

40 -

3.75 +

12

Well Below Avg

----- N/A -----

10.00

6.50

6.75

6.85

6.60

54.0

50

45

43

3.50

15

----- N/A -----

9.75

6.00

6.50

6.60

6.40

57.0

55

48

46

3.25

18

Below Avg

----- N/A -----

9.50

5.75

6.25

6.35

6.20

60.0

60

51

49

3.00

20

Poor

9.25

5.50

6.00

6.10

6.00

63.0

65

54

52

2.90

22

Near Avg

9.00

5.25

5.80

5.90

5.80

66.0

70

57

55

2.80

25

Well Below Avg

8.75

4.90

5.60

5.70

5.60

69.0

75

60

58

2.70

28

Average

8.50

4.70

5.40

5.50

5.40

72.0

80

63

61

2.60

30

Below Avg

8.25

4.60

5.20

5.30

5.25

75.0

85

66

64

2.55

32

Solid Avg

8.00

4.50

5.00

5.10

5.10

78.0

90

69

67

2.50

35

Near Avg

7.75

4.40

4.90

5.00

5.00

81.0

95

72

70

2.45

38

Above Avg

7.50

4.30

4.80

4.90

4.90

84.0

100

75

73

2.40

40

Average

7.40

4.20

4.70

4.80

4.80

87.0

105

78

75

2.30

42

Well Above Avg

7.30

4.10

4.60

4.70

4.70

91.0

110

80

77

2.25

45

Solid Avg

7.20

4.00

4.50

4.60

4.60

95.0

115

82

79

2.20

48

Excellent

7.10

3.95

4.45

4.55

4.50

99.0

120

84

81

2.15

50

Above Avg

7.05

3.90

4.40

4.50

4.40

103.0

125

85

83

2.10

52

Outstanding

7.00

3.85

4.35

4.45

4.35

107.0

130

86

85

2.05

55

----- N/A -----

Well Above Avg

6.95

3.80

4.30

4.40

4.30

111.0

135

87

87

2.00

58

----- N/A -----

6.90

3.75

4.25

4.35

4.25

115.0

140

88

89

1.95

60

----- N/A -----

Excellent

6.85

3.70

4.20

4.30

4.20

119.0

145

90

91

1.90

62

----- N/A -----

6.80

3.65

4.15

4.25

4.15

123.0

150

91

93

1.85

65

----- N/A -----

Outstanding

6.70

3.60

4.10

4.20

4.10

127.0

155

93

95

1.80

68

----- N/A -----

6.60

3.55

4.05

4.15

4.05

131.0

160

94

97

1.75

70

----- N/A -----

Superior

6.50 -

3.50 -

4.00 -

4.10 -

4.00 -

135.0 +

165 +

95 +

99 +

1.70 -

Please Note: We only use information gathered at Baseball Factory and Team One events and/or by Baseball Factory and Team One staff on our scouting reports. This allows us to maintain the integrity of our reports by publishing only what we see.